Progress: New VoIP Lab at VoIP Supply

February 17, 2015 by Jeff Quinn

Under Construction: New VoIP Lab at VoIP Supply

More Progress on the VoIP Lab at VoIP Supply

The new interactive demo lab is starting to take more shape here at VoIP Supply.

It may look a little messy at the moment but a lot of progress has been made. The electricians have been in to lay the proper cabling and the ethernets ports and cabling has been put in.

This will be a fully interactive lab with VoIP phones, headsets, PBX’s, gateways, and more from every brand that we carry. That way, when you call in asking about compatibility issues or solution suggestions, we’ll be able to more easily run tests for you and share our experience.

We will keep you updated as the progress continues.

VoIP Supply Earns 2015 Sangoma Revenue Growth Award

February 13, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

Product Specialist Jeff Quinn, CEO Ben Sayers, and CFO Paula Griffo of VoIP Supply accept 2015 Revenue Growth Award from Sangoma

At the end of January, a few of folks from VoIP Supply went down to Miami for ITEXPO East.

Just being able to escape the Buffalo snow for a few days would have made the trip nice enough.

They were surprised then when Sangoma, one of our top open source VoIP hardware brands, named VoIP Supply the recipient of the 2015 Revenue Growth award for the North America region.

Sangoma presented VoIP Supply with the 2015 Revenue Growth award at ITEXPO

Sangoma is recognizing partners who are helping customers find flexible Sangoma telephony solutions, who are demonstrating success in their region, and are committed to growing with Sangoma.

Director of Marketing at Sangoma, Kathleen Reed, is impressed with VoIP Supply’s performance.

“VoIP Supply has made concerted efforts in marketing and promoting Sangoma’s new products and services and it is showing in their results,” said Reed. “We want to wholeheartedly thank them for their efforts.”

Sangoma provides open source VoIP solutions from:

Analog and digital telephony cards,
to VoIP gateways,
and Session Border Controllers that offer VoIP security protection

“VoIP Supply is proud to be a Sangoma partner and we look forward to offering our customers their next generation VoIP hardware and software solutions,” said Jeff Quinn, VoIP Supply Product Specialist.

How VoIP Supply Can Help with Asterisk and Switchvox Solutions

February 10, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

In these Digium interviews at ITEXPO 2015, VoIP Supply’s CFO Paula Griffo and Product Specialist Jeff Quinn explain what we offer to compliment Asterisk and Switchvox solutions.

Brian Ferguson of Digium talks about more of the Unified Communications solution highlights in his post here, Talking UC at ITEXPO: Watch Digium Live in Miami.

Watch the full video above for these other interviewees that explain their Digium and Asterisk integrations: (more…)

Become a Beta Tester for Grandstream IP Technologies

February 6, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

Apply to be a member of the Grandstream Beta Club and you could become an exclusive beta tester.

Grandstream is looking for early adopters of IP technologies. (more…)

Stadium Wi-Fi by Ruckus and the Los Angeles Angels Case Study

January 30, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

There’s a long list of stadiums, arenas, convention centers, theatres, and recreational centers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Germany that use Ruckus Wireless for their public Wi-Fi systems.

The video above shows the success that Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels have had using Ruckus to enhance their fan’s gameday experience.

The Challenge

Use Wi-Fi to increase operational efficiencies throughout a stadium that holds 45,574 people.

The Solution

200 Ruckus ZoneFlex narrow beam and ZoneFlex sectorized beam outdoor access points
Over 100 high-capacity three stream Ruckus ZoneFlex indoor access points
Ruckus SmartCell Gateway (SCG) 200 to manage access points

The Result

Free Wi-Fi access is not only helping to attract and retain fans, but the stadium is also using it for mobile food concessions including wireless-enabled cash registers and handheld point of sale devices to speed up transactions.

The stadium also plans to add handheld ticket barcode scanners to this Ruckus network for ticket processing.

John Clarey, CEO of 5 Bars, the company that owns and operates the Ruckus Wi-Fi network within the Angels stadiums said that:

Not only is sophisticated Ruckus technology like BeamFlex™ ideally suited for providing Wi-Fi to Angel Stadium, it requires deploying less APs in order to provide reliable coverage over the same area, compared with other vendors like Cisco, so it was an easy choice for us, and one we know will deliver the kind of performance, capacity and reliability both we and our clients demand.

Application and Deployment Details

For more application and deployment details, click here: Angel Stadium of Anaheim Takes Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi Out to the Ballgame.

Polycom NoiseBlock for Conference Callers Who Don’t Know How to Use the Mute Button

January 24, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

Face it, when you’re on a conference call you’re either zoning out to enjoy a few moments of meditation or you’re doing something else entirely.

The Harvard Business Review article, What People Are Really Doing When They’re on a Conference Call, explains that, “It turns out many U.S. employees would rather do just about anything rather than listen intently to their coworkers from a remote location.”

What people are really doing on a conference call. Source: HBR.org

Inevitably, just as you began to successfully tune out everyone else on the call you get distracted by another caller’s dog barking in the background or a keyboard clacking away.

Who needs that?

Introducing Polycom NoiseBlock, “a new feature on the Polycom RealPresence Collaboration Server that removes distracting noise from meeting conversations so everyone can be heard clearly – and people don’t have to mute themselves,” says Laura Shay at Polycom.

Of course, it’s harder to get away with doing other work or eating while on a video call but at least with NoiseBlock you can’t be accused of interrupting anyone.

Cisco Unified Communications Replacement Program by Digium

January 20, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

Cisco UC300 and UC500

The Cisco Unified Communications Series for Small Business, specifically the UC300 and UC500 device series, have reached end-of-life (EoL) status.

Support for these platforms began phasing out on January 1, 2015.

Digium is currently offering a promotion to help you switch from Cisco to a Switchvox UC platform.

For many customers, a Switchvox solution can be purchased for less than the annual cost of a Cisco support contract.

Promotion Details

Must be a new Switchvox solution that replaces an existing Cisco UC300 and UC500 solution.
This promotion CAN be stacked with other Digium promotions.
Work with your VoIP Supply account rep – Devices cannot be purchased online for the same discount.

Eligible Digium Products for Cisco Replacement Promotion

Unified Communications Appliances

Switchvox 80
Switchvox 310
Switchvox 360

VoIP Phones

Digium D50
Digum D70

Jabra Headsets for Cisco Phones

January 15, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

If you’re looking for a Jabra headset for a Cisco phone, check out this Jabra – Cisco Compatibility Guide that outlines:

Jabra Wireless Headsets for Cisco Phones
Jabra Wireless Headsets for Cisco SPA Phones
Jabra Corded Headsets for Cisco Phones
Jabra Corded Headsets for Cisco SPA Phones

Connection Options

In addition to Cisco SPA and Unified IP Phones, this handy guide lists connectivity options for Cisco Jabber softphones, WebEx, and Cisco wireless handsets.

You’re able to quickly find which connector cable you need, if there’s a USB connection, Electronic Hookswitch (EHS) capabilities, or if there’s remote call control (RCC) for your headset / phone pairing.

Four simple steps to the best headset selection

And if you’re unsure what type of headset you need for your work environment, just follow Jabra’s four steps to headset selection.

Download: Jabra – Cisco Compatibility Guide

Coming Soon: New VoIP Lab at VoIP Supply

December 31, 2014 by Nathan Miloszewski

Custom VoIP lab at VoIP Supply is starting to take shape.

Coming soon to VoIP Supply is a brand new VoIP lab.

It may be hard to see from the picture above but that’s a custom hardwood table hand-built by the father of our CEO, Ben Sayers.

There’s a lot more to come in 2015 and we’ll keep you updated.

Happy New Year, everyone.

VoIP Holiday Specials on Aastra, Cisco, Jabra, Plantronics Over 40 Percent Off

December 23, 2014 by Nathan Miloszewski

Thanks to all of our wonderful, loyal customers, we’ve had another great year here at VoIP Supply.

As our way of returning the favor we’d like to pass along some VoIP Holiday Specials.

Limited Quantities, Offers Good Until December 31st

Going on now until December 31, 2014 there are limited quantities available for these deals on top brands like Aastra, Cisco, Grandstream, Jabra, Plantronics on devices such as:

VoIP Headsets
VoIP Phones,
Webcams
USB Speakerphones,
And more…

If you need help or have any questions about availability, talk to one of our friendly reps by calling toll-free 800-398-8647